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The May No Brainer

Never mind Brain Training and Brain Gym - here’s the May No Brainer. It’s time to stretch your synapses, nurture your neurons and generally coax your cerebra. If you get all ten questions right you might be in with a chance of winning one of SIX sets of mini brain cells. Plus if you’re worried about losing them - don’t worry because they come in their own little Petri dish. Sweet!

Ready? Steady? Think!

  1. What animal has the largest brain which weighs on average 7.8 kilogram or just over 17 pounds?

  2. Dinosaurs were reputed to have very small brains. Which dinosaur has the smallest brain mass per body mass?

  3. On February 10, 1996, the first machine to win a chess game against a reigning world champion (Garry Kasparov) under regular time controls was called...?

  4. Your brain uses enough power to

  5. A famous composer used to immerse his head in cold water in order to stimulate his brain. No wonder he went deaf! Who was he?

  6. After the age of 35, people lose a number of brain cells a day. These are not replaced. How many cells do they lose per day?

  7. Your brain ignores some sensations because the cerebellum warns the rest of the brain that you are about to do it. The sneak! What can you NOT do?

  8. The worm, Buddenbrockia, has been seen only a handful of times since its discovery in 1851. It’s related to sea anemones and jellyfish and scientists puzzle exactly where it fits in the animal kingdom. It has no mouth, no gut, no nerve cord and...?

  9. The outer and largest part of the brain is known as the cerebral cortex. ‘Cortex ‘comes from the Latin meaning?

  10. The Brain is a laboratory mouse in an Animaniacs cartoon. He plans world domination and “wants to take over the globe - thanks to my large frontal lobe”. What is the name of his fellow rodent sidekick?

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